Corn-fodder tie



' No. 860,727. PATENTED JULY 23, 1967.

, F. BULLINGER.

v CORN PODDER TIE. APPLIGATION FILED APE, 11,1907.

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UNITED STATES Specification of Letters Patent.

FRANK BULLINGER, OF KANSAS, OHIO.

CORN-FODDER TIE Patented July 23, 1907.

Application tiled April 11, 1907. Serial No. 367,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK BULLINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Corn-Fodder Tie, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to ties for use upon bundles of corn fodder andthe like and is designed as a substitute for the twine which isordinarily used for this purpose.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and durable tie whichcan be manufactmed at comparatively slight cost and which has simple andefficient means for fastening it about a bundle.

A still further object is to provide novel means whereby the tie may beconveniently grasped for the purpose of tightening it upon a bundle.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists of certainnovel featines of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims` In theaccompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure l is a perspective View of the tie; and Fig. 2is a longitudinal section through the fastener. i

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, l is a wire linkhaving each end portion bent to form a loop or eye 2, the terminal ofeach of said end portions being twisted around the wire as shown at 3 soas to prevent the loop from pulling open when subjected to strains. Anydesired number of these links are employed` and the loops of theadjoining links loosely engage each other so that a continuous chain isproduced, the engaging loops forming knots for the purpose hereinafterdescribed. The loop 2 at one end of the chain loosely engages an eye 4extending from the center of a grip 5 which is preferably formed of alength of stiff wire looped at its center to form the eye 4, The loop 2at the other end of the chain engages the coiled ends G of a wire loop'7 on which is mounted a fastener of novel form. This fastener consistsof a inet-al strip 8 constituting the body of the fastener and havingone end bent inward to form a sleeve 9 through which the loop 7 extends.The other end of the strip 8 is curved inwardly as shown at l0 andprovided with a longitudinal slot ll whereby jaws are produced betweenwhich any one of the links l is designed to be placed. The loops or eyes2 of the links are so proportioned that they can not be pulled throughthe slot ll. A thumb plate l2 is riveted or otherwise secured upon thestrip 8 and has its free end curved outwardly to form an Vabutment forthe thumb of the operator While the tie is being tightened upon thebundle.

In the drawings a bundle of fodder has been indicated by dotted lines atA. When it is desired to secure a tie about the bundle the chain made upof the links l is placed therearo und and the fastener is grasped in onehand with the end of the thumb resting against the thumb plate l2 asshown by dotted lines in Fig. l. The grip 5 is grasped in the other handand the fastener and grip pulled toward each other until one of thelinks l can be inserted into slot ll. The eye or loop 2 of the insertedlink will prevent the chain from slipping out of engagement with theslotted portion of the strip 8, and the fodder will therefore besecurely tied. It will be obvious that to untie the fodder it is merelynecessary to pull the link l out of the slot ll.

It will be seen that as the tie is formed entirely of metalthe same canbe used over and over. again. Because of the peculiar construction ofthe chain the entire device can be made into a small compact bundlewhich can be readily carried in the pocket.

What is claimed is:

1. In a tie the combination with a flexible element having a pluralityof knots; of a fastener connected thereto and comprising achain-engaging strip, and a thumb piece upon the strip.

2. In a tie the combination with a chain; of a fastener connectedthereto and comprising a chain engaging strip, and a thumb plate securedupon said strip.

3. A tie comprising a chain and a fastener secured to said chain, saidfastener comprising a strip having a curved and slotted chain engagingportion, and a thumb plate upon said strip.

l. In a tie the combination with a chain and a grip at one end thereof;of a fastener connected to the chain and comprising a chain engagingstrip, and a thumb plate upon said strip.

5. In a tie the combination with a chain and a grip connected thereto;of a fastener' comprisingr a body strip having a curved and slottedchain engaging portion, and a thumb plate upon and outstanding from thebody strip.

6. In a tie the combination with a chain and a grip connected thereto;ot' a fastener comprising a body strip having an outwardly extending,slotted, chain engaging portion, an outwardly curved thumb plate uponthe body strip, and a loop connection between the body strip and thechain.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK BULLINGER.

Witnesses E. EHRETT, J. CRANN.

